dangerous from pushing it too early at the un, in terms of a cutoff of>> you cy council meets. officers changed the army so that it is a long- term army purify your shoulders -- soldiers in the labor market. over five years we created an absolutely splendid force of young men and women who were willing to serve their country as volunteers, and they had the same tradition and same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other dedicate -- generation of americans that came before. they prove themselves in the gulf war and panama invasion and prove themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. but the theme we have to keep in mind is something that president clinton serve their country as said in his second inaugural address, -- lincoln said in his second inaugural address. to care for those in battle. never forget that they are carrying the american spirit, that they carry the american traditions with them. when they get injured or hurt or when they just come back to be reintegrated into society, we have to be waiting to care for them, not just the federal gover